Link to natural resources concept map:
This energy resources concept map has so many strands to it, so it might look confusing, but they are all connected and related somehow. For example, there are two separations of ways we get our energy and that is through renewable resources and non renewable resources - meaning if they have a limited supply or not. Most of the renewable energy sources are shown on the left side while non renewable fossil fuels are shown on the right. Though these are separate, all energy sources are connected. We use everything available to us in order to power our planet, but the main energy source that all of our energy resources come from is the energy of the sun. This makes up 99% of the earth's energy and powers it all. (Jerome, Exploring Natural Resources) Fossil fuels have the sun's energy in it through decay of plants' and animals' matter and carbon in things such as coal. The left side of the map can be naturally replaced and tend to not hurt the environment as much compared to fossil fuels. All of these strands go through different kinds of sources used for energy and if they are renewable, what affect they have on the environment, and what they are/how they are used.
References:
Jerome, B. A. (Producer). (2017). Exploring Natural Resources [Video file]. Visual Learning Systems. Retrieved from https://nvcproxy.alamo.edu/login?url=https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/energy-3
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